Yorkshire mother calls for life sentence for drink drivers following death of teen son

Jamie Still's mother Karen Strong and his sister Rebecca.

The mother of a Yorkshire teen killed by a speeding drink driver is backing a campaign calling for mandatory life sentences for those convicted of drink driving.

Jamie Still was just 16 when he was mowed down by a speeding drink driver in his home town of Otley in Leeds, on New Year's Eve 2010.

The teen had been walking to get some prawn crackers from a Chinese takeaway when he was struck by a speeding drink-driver Max McRae, who mounted the pavement and ploughed into him as he tried to escape.

It took emergency services 45 minutes to free Jamie from the wreckage.

Jamie Still was just 16 when he was moweddown by a speeding drink driver in his home town of Otley in Leeds, on New Year's Eve 2010.

He was rushed to hospital but sadly died from his injuries.

His killer McRae, was jailed for four years in September 2001, for causing death by careless driving while unfit through drink and banned from driving for five years. Let out on license, he served two.

Jamie's mother Karen Strong and his sister Rebecca, now 21, previously voiced their support to a campaign by The Yorkshire Post and its JPI Media sister titles to achieve justice for families of those killed by dangerous drivers.

The Ministry of Justice announced in 2017 and following the campaign that motorists who cause death by dangerous driving and careless drivers who kill while under the influence of drink or drugs would face life in jail.